Post by unoclay on Oct 3, 2006 9:41:50 GMT -5
Hey there,
as i sit and listen to my cubicle-mates discuss important issues like "i think its time for me to get new highlights" and, "im thinking of getting the exfoliating full natural clot-removing invigorating facial this weekend, then my face will only be red for a few days", i was reminded of making this informational environmental post:
"The widely held notion that gas-guzzling cars are the core of the problem (global warming) is wrong. Transport (including planes, ships and cars) produces only 13.5% of the emissions. The biggest contibutor is power generation (24.5%) and the biggest contributor among sources of power is coal. . . . the 2nd biggest source of emissions is deforestation at 18%" --Economist 09Sep06.
Without getting into the nuances and debates that these percentages entail (i.e. some place the transport emissions much higher due to air travel), one thing that a concerned person can do to <greatly> reduce their impact on global emissions is alter the means by which that person receives their power. In Philly, as in many places, this entails a voluntary switch to green resources, via your local power company.
Basically, this is my do-gooder post of the day. For those of you who wish to add $5 to your monthly bill--meaning that a large % of your home power use will be coming from wind sources--go to the following website. Its PECO's sign up page for wind-power. I've been doing it for a year and for $60 added annual dollars the super feeling of smugness is well worth it. My farts even smell better since I enrolled.
tinyurl.com/nprr9
If you do not receive your power from PECO, you obviously will need to research this with your local power company. Though it might sound far-fetched, a great number of power companies allow one to purchase their power from green resources (this idea was already in place in State College as of 1998). Check their websites....
thoughts on this topic are welcome. It seems like a very small cost (to me) in order to propogate a change in the system. the more people who sign up for programs like these, the more widespread (and affordable) they will become
as i sit and listen to my cubicle-mates discuss important issues like "i think its time for me to get new highlights" and, "im thinking of getting the exfoliating full natural clot-removing invigorating facial this weekend, then my face will only be red for a few days", i was reminded of making this informational environmental post:
"The widely held notion that gas-guzzling cars are the core of the problem (global warming) is wrong. Transport (including planes, ships and cars) produces only 13.5% of the emissions. The biggest contibutor is power generation (24.5%) and the biggest contributor among sources of power is coal. . . . the 2nd biggest source of emissions is deforestation at 18%" --Economist 09Sep06.
Without getting into the nuances and debates that these percentages entail (i.e. some place the transport emissions much higher due to air travel), one thing that a concerned person can do to <greatly> reduce their impact on global emissions is alter the means by which that person receives their power. In Philly, as in many places, this entails a voluntary switch to green resources, via your local power company.
Basically, this is my do-gooder post of the day. For those of you who wish to add $5 to your monthly bill--meaning that a large % of your home power use will be coming from wind sources--go to the following website. Its PECO's sign up page for wind-power. I've been doing it for a year and for $60 added annual dollars the super feeling of smugness is well worth it. My farts even smell better since I enrolled.
tinyurl.com/nprr9
If you do not receive your power from PECO, you obviously will need to research this with your local power company. Though it might sound far-fetched, a great number of power companies allow one to purchase their power from green resources (this idea was already in place in State College as of 1998). Check their websites....
thoughts on this topic are welcome. It seems like a very small cost (to me) in order to propogate a change in the system. the more people who sign up for programs like these, the more widespread (and affordable) they will become